1962 | Classics | Drama | Thriller
153 mins
A wicked satire of sexual obsession, sadomasochism, & fetishism. When mild-mannered professor Humbert arrives in the small town of Ramsdale, he falls for Charlotte Haze & her teen daughter, Lolita.
Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick explores the theme of sexual obsession (a subject he would revisit 37 years later in Eyes Wide Shut) with this darkly comic and deeply moving version of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel.
James Mason plays devious, deluded Humbert: wedded to needy Charlotte (Shelley Winters); rivaled by the ubiquitous Clare Quilty (chameleon-like Peter Sellers); and enraptured to his gelatinous core by the blithe teen (Sue Lyon) with that “lovely, lyrical, lilting name” – Lolita.
| Produced by | Warner Bros. |
| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
| Writer | Vladimir Nabokov (screenplay) and Vladimir Nabokov (novel) |
| Cast | James Mason, Sue Lyon and Peter Sellers |
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